India Rejects SAAB's Offer to Develop Tejas MK1A Aircraft

[dadeechi]

India Rejects SAAB's Offer to Develop Tejas MK1A Aircraft
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Swedish defense firm SAAB had offered to set up a production unit in India to collaborate with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the co-development of the Tejas MK1A fighter aircraft
New Delhi (Sputnik) — SAAB's desperate attempt to collaborate with Indian aeronautics firm in the co-development of India's indigenously manufactured fighter aircraft Tejas MK1A has failed to find support in the Indian government.

Manohar Parrikar, India's Minister of Defense, said, «There is no collaboration envisaged with any European Aircraft Manufacturer for development of the Tejas Mark 1A."

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Last month, SAAB's India head and chairman Jan Widerström said that the company was in talks with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to develop the Tejas MK1A. SAAB offered to set up a production line in India under 'Make in India' scheme and to supply the latest Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar to HAL for Tejas MK1A.


However, the Indian government is not very keen to take this proposal forward as its own Defence Research Development Organisation is locally developing AESA at a cost of $67 million dollars. This project was approved by the government in January 2012 and is likely to be completed by May 2019, with a delay of 3 years.

The Tejas MK1A is a 4.5 generation aircraft which, the government says, will not lead to the development of indigenous fifth generation aircraft. Manohar Parrikar said in Parliament, "There is a separate program between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) from Indian side and M/s Rosboronexport from the Russian side for Design and Development (D&D) of the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA)."

India formed its first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) — Tejas squadron on 1st July, 2016 with two LCA Initial Operational Configuration (IOC) Series Production Aircraft. A further 18 IOC configured aircraft are planned for induction by 2018-19. This will be followed by 20 more aircraft in the Final Operation Configuration (FOC) standard, which are planned for induction from year 2019.

http://sputniknews.com/military/20160812/1044214874/india-saab-rejection-aircraft.html

 

[cloud4000]

I know this is from Sputnik News, and we should take it with a grain of salt, but why would India reject such an offer when it opened up the defense sector to FDI? Indian defense industry needs management expertise and ToT a major weapons supplier like SAAB can provide.

 

[dadeechi]

I know this is from Sputnik News, and we should take it with a grain of salt, but why would India reject such an offer when it opened up the defense sector to FDI? Indian defense industry needs management expertise and ToT a major weapons supplier like SAAB can provide.

SAAB would get the deal for LCA MK2.

Engaging SAAB for LCA MK1A would be difficult given its timeline.

 

[ziaulislam]

i just love the way how india is trolling all the world with MRCA...

 

[Ankit Kumar 002]

I know this is from Sputnik News, and we should take it with a grain of salt, but why would India reject such an offer when it opened up the defense sector to FDI? Indian defense industry needs management expertise and ToT a major weapons supplier like SAAB can provide.

Its true, news taken from PIB release of what DM said in the parliament

 

[kaykay]

So its confirmed that we'll go with Israeli AESA for Tejas mk1A.

 

[WOW_FACTOR]

So its confirmed that we'll go with Israeli AESA for Tejas mk1A.

Another failure of DRDO, False hopes by them has killed the Passion. Kindly tell them just to focus on R&D, and after developing give the blue prints to Public pvt companies to manufacture

 

[PARIKRAMA]

Sputnik is late.. Already posted yesterday

https://defence.pk/threads/hal-tejas-updates-news-discussions-thread-2.351401/page-125#post-8562714

 

[kaykay]

Another failure of DRDO, False hopes by them has killed the Passion. Kindly tell them just to focus on R&D, and after developing give the blue prints to Public pvt companies to manufacture

What failure? DRDO's AESA( Uttam) is meant for Tejas mk-2 which is 6-7 years away....Israeli AESA makes sense for immediate mk-1As who'll be started inducting right after first 20 mk-1s.

 

[GURU DUTT]

so in short one billion dollars worth hyper PR campaign by SAAB for over last 5 years go down the drain ..

 

[dani958]

INDIA REJECTS SAAB'S OFFER TO DEVELOP TEJAS MK1A AIRCRAFT
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2016 BY INDIANDEFENSE NEWS

Swedish defense firm SAAB had offered to set up a production unit in India to collaborate with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the co-development of the Tejas MK1A fighter aircraft
New Delhi (Sputnik) — SAAB's desperate attempt to collaborate with Indian aeronautics firm in the co-development of India's indigenously manufactured fighter aircraft Tejas MK1A has failed to find support in the Indian government.
Manohar Parrikar, India's Minister of Defense, said, "There is no collaboration envisaged with any European Aircraft Manufacturer for the development of Tejas Mark 1A."
Last month, SAAB's India head and chairman Jan Widerström said that the company was in talks with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to develop the Tejas MK1A. SAAB offered to set up a production line in India under 'Make in India' scheme and to supply the latest Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar to HAL for Tejas MK1A.
However, the Indian government is not very keen to take this proposal forward as its own Defence Research Development Organisation is locally developing AESA at a cost of $67 million dollars. This project was approved by the government in January 2012 and is likely to be completed by May 2019, with a delay of 3 years.
The Tejas MK1A is a 4.5 generation aircraft which, the government says, will not lead to the development of indigenous fifth-generation aircraft. Manohar Parrikar said in Parliament, "There is a separate program between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) from Indian side and M/s Rosboronexport from the Russian side for Design and Development (D&D) of the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA)."
India formed its first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) — Tejas squadron on 1st July 2016 with two LCA Initial Operational Configuration (IOC) Series Production Aircraft. A further 18 IOC configured aircraft are planned for induction by 2018-19. This will be followed by 20 more aircraft in the Final Operation Configuration (FOC) standard, which is planned for induction from the year 2019.

 

[GURU DUTT]

second thread one thread already running mate but as for the topic we dont need swedes when we have Israelies

 

[dani958]

isreal dont have money to develop plane

 

[GURU DUTT]

isreal dont have money to develop plane

ever heard of kifr and lavi ?

 

[Beast]

The European are not so good to come and help you. They are just trying to scam more money out of India. Good that India government reject such plan from Sweden.

I can bet the so called made in India is just an assemble job proposed by swede who export import many critical component for the AESA radar. They are not stupid to really pass u most of the know-how.